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Downtown Dine Out Vancouver Restaurants

January 10, 2025

The Dine Out Vancouver Festival runs from January 21st to February 8th in 2026. During that time dozens of downtown restaurants offers three-course menu deals.

Continue reading to see what is available at participating restaurants in 2026. Or, see our article about the Dine Out Vancouver Festival to learn about the festival in general.

TIP: Some great restaurants that participate in the festival most years include The Lobby and Pier 7 on the North Shore, as well as places like the H Tasting Lounge, H2 Kitchen, P2B Bistro, and Tutto in Vancouver. As you’ll see below, there are lots of other great places with good deals, too.

Whether you’re looking for a place in the Downtown Core, Yaletown, Gastown, Coal Harbour, Robson Street or around English Bay, below is a list of some of the best restaurants to visit when the festival returns in 2026.

(Note: Click Festival Restaurants on the North Shore for participating restaurants in other parts of the Lower Mainland, or see our main article about the Dine Out Vancouver Festival. Click Street Food City to learn more about the festival’s food truck event.)

Best Downtown Restaurants in January and February

In addition to restaurant names and details, we’ve provided suggestions on what to see and do in the different areas while you’re there. Don’t just go out for a nice meal – explore the area and Vancouver’s top attractions while you’re at it!

(Note: The information below is subject to change.)

Downtown Dine Out Restaurants

Enjoy a stroll around the core of downtown or do some window shopping at Pacific Centre, along Granville Street, or at shops along Robson. Other things to do in the area include checking out the Vancouver Art Gallery or the Bill Reid Gallery.

And while you’re in the area, make a reservation for a fabulous dinner at one of the following establishments.

Vancouver Ocean and Mountains Aerial View — False Creek and Downtown Vancouver

Restaurants Around Burrard, West Georgia and Granville Streets

Alouette Bistro – a highly-rated French restaurant at 567 Hornby Street. It’s inside the Executive Hotel Le Soleil. Known for its classic bistro cooking and downtown setting, the restaurant is offering its 2026 Dine Out Vancouver lunch and dinner menus at $55 each. Menu options include traditional French dishes such as duck cassoulet, seafood vol-au-vent, and vegetarian mushroom parmentier.
Bacchus at the Wedgewood – a fancy restaurant at 845 Hornby Street in the Wedgewood Hotel. Dinner here costs $65 during the 2026 festival. Entree options included steelhead trout, pork collar confit, and ricotta ravioli.
Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar – a high-end seafood restaurant located at the Sutton Place Hotel at 845 Burrard Street. For the 2026 Dine Out Vancouver Festival, the $70 menu includes entree options such as steelhead trout, duck breast, or pasta. The place also serves Ocean Wise Seafood.
Café One – refined West Coast Canadian food at the Sheraton Wall Centre Vancouver, located at 1000 Burrard Street. For Dine Out Vancouver 2026, Cafe One offers a $35 lunch menu featuring options such as French dip, seafood linguini, or soup and salad, followed by dessert. Dinner is priced at $49 and includes a choice of wild sockeye salmon, roasted hunter chicken, or butternut squash risotto, finished with Basque cheesecake.
Carlino – Italian cuisine at 1115 Alberni Street in the Shangrila Hotel on Alberni. In 2026, Carlino offers a $65 dinner menu inspired by Northern Italian cuisine, with options such as roasted root-vegetable carpaccio, duck ragu tagliatelle, braised beef short rib, Pacific rockfish, and classic desserts, including tiramisu and olive oil cake.
Hawksworth Restaurant – a fancy and highly-rated Pacific Northwest-style restaurant at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia at 801 West Georgia Street. For Dine Out Vancouver 2026, the restaurant offers a $36 lunch menu and a $70 dinner menu, both highlighting refined Canadian cuisine.

Other Nearby Restaurants

Black + Blue – one of Vancouver’s best steakhouses, located at 1032 Alberni Street. During the 2026 Dine Out Vancouver Festival, the restaurant offers a $65 dinner menu. (Note: This restaurant participates in the Ocean Wise Seafood program.)
The Keg – BC’s original and highly popular steakhouse chain has downtown locations at 1121 Alberni Street and 688 Dunsmuir Street, as well as in Yaletown and on Granville Island. For Dine Out Vancouver 2026, The Keg offers a $58 dinner menu with entree options including prime rib, top sirloin, oven-roasted salmon, or blackened chicken, followed by a choice of classic starters like French onion soup or a wedge salad.

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Yaletown Dine Out Restaurants

Yaletown is where you’ll find some of Vancouver’s finest restaurants. It’s also close to False Creek, so a great place to walk around. Below are some great establishments where you can have a three-course meal during the Dine Out Vancouver Festival, assuming these restaurants participate in 2026.

Chambar – one of Vancouver’s top-rated casual dining restaurants, located at 568 Beatty Street. This carbon-neutral Belgian restaurant participates in Dine Out Vancouver 2026 with a three-course dinner menu priced at $60 per person. The place also serves Ocean Wise seafood.
Gyu-Kaku – a popular Japanese chain with a downtown location at G3 – 888 Nelson Street, not far from the Scotia Cineplex movie theatre. This casual, interactive restaurant lets diners grill their own meats and vegetables at the table, making it a fun group dining experience. For Dine Out Vancouver 2026, Gyu-Kaku is offering a $49 prix fixe menu, available for both lunch and dinner.
Frankie’s Italian – located at the Georgian Court Hotel at 765 Beatty Street, this restaurant serves flavours from southern Italy. For Dine Out Vancouver 2026, the restaurant offers a three-course dinner menu priced at $50 per person, featuring Italian appetizers, entrees, and desserts.
Hendricks – an old-fashioned cocktail lounge and restaurant with a modern twist at 433 Robson Street. It’s in the Hilton Vancouver Downtown. For Dine Out Vancouver 2026, Hendricks is offering a $50 dinner menu. The three-course menu features options such as roasted beet and kale salad or seared scallops to start, followed by mains like braised beef short rib, chicken supreme, or mushroom gnocchi, with desserts including dark chocolate bread pudding or Greek yogurt semifreddo.
Minami – located at 1118 Mainland Street, this is one of Vancouver’s best high-end Japanese restaurants. For Dine Out Vancouver 2026, Minami is offering a $70 dinner menu featuring signature sushi, premium sashimi, and a Saikyo miso steelhead entree. This restaurant also serves Ocean Wise seafood.
Tutto Restaurant – a very nice Italian establishment at 901 Homer Street in Yaletown (not far from Robson Street). In 2026, the Dine Out dinner menu is $65 per person, and the lunch menu is $45 per person.
The Victor – steak and seafood at 39 Smithe Street in the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver. It offers a $70 Dine Out dinner menu. Guests choose from dishes such as steelhead salmon, mushroom risotto, peppercorn steak, and other upscale options inspired by Pacific Northwest ingredients.

Gastown Festival Restaurants

Go for a stroll around Canada Place and the Convention Centre, or do some window shopping and people watching along Granville Street or in Gastown before enjoying a meal at any one of the following culinary venues:

The Mackenzie Room – a farm-to-table restaurant with a seasonal menu located at 415 Powell Street. During the Dine Out Vancouver Festival in 2026, it offers a $ 70-per-person shared-dinner menu for two, featuring multiple seasonal dishes served family-style.
Nuba – a modern Lebanese restaurant located in Gastown at 207 West Hastings Street. For Dine Out Vancouver Festival 2026, it offers a four-course dinner tasting menu priced at $42 per person.
Pourhouse – casual dining in a building constructed in 1910, located at 162 Water Street. The restaurant serves hearty comfort food and old-fashioned cocktails. For Dine Out Vancouver 2026, its lunch and dinner menus are $58.
Top of Vancouver – a revolving restaurant at 555 West Hastings Street at the top of the Harbour Centre. You can enjoy your meal while admiring the city’s amazing 360-degree views. For Dine Out Vancouver 2026, Top of Vancouver is offering a three-course dinner menu priced at $70 per person.

Vancouver Convention Centre — Convention Centre and Coal Harbour

Canada Place and Coal Harbour Restaurants

Enjoy a walk along the Coal Harbour waterfront while appreciating the city, ocean and North Shore Mountain views. Then continue your stroll around the Vancouver Convention Centre and Canada Place before sitting down to enjoy your three-course festival dinner.

Restaurants in the area include some of Vancouver’s top-rated and most popular eateries.

ARC Restaurant – located at the Fairmont Waterfront at 900 Canada Place. This restaurant offers multiple menus during the 2026 Dine Out Vancouver Festival. The bottomless brunch is priced at $59, lunch is $39 per person, and dinner is $55 per person.
H2 Kitchen + Bar – an exceptional smokehouse-style restaurant at the Westin Bayshore Hotel. The place specializes in smokehouse-style cuisine like rotisserie chicken, barbecued ribs, and brisket. For the 2026 Dine Out Vancouver Festival, it offers a three-course dinner menu priced at $45 per person. (Visit this restaurant’s website or see our article about the H2 Kitchen + Bar to learn more about it.)
Hydra Estiatorio Mediterranean – Greek cuisine at 475 Howe Street in the EXchange Hotel Vancouver. For the 2026 Dine Out Vancouver Festival, Hydra offers both lunch and dinner menus priced at $55 each, with choices including signature tomato salad, lamb chops, chicken dishes, and traditional desserts like ekmek.
Five Sails – a fancy West Coast-style restaurant at the Pan Pacific Hotel right at Canada Place. The 2026 dinner special costs $65 and includes a choice of filet mignon, steelhead trout, or panisse.
H Tasting Lounge – at the Westin Bayshore Hotel at 1601 Bayshore Drive (so on the Coal Harbour waterfront, but a fair ways from Canada Place). During the 2026 Dine Out Vancouver Festival, the restaurant offers a $49 lunch menu per person.
P2B Bistro & Bar – an upscale yet casual-style restaurant at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront at 1133 West Hastings Street. In 2026 it offers a $45 lunch and dinner menu during the Dine Out Vancouver Festival. Main dishes include beef short ribs, sablefish, and plant-based poke.
Showcase Restaurant & Bar – located inside the Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel at 1120 West Hastings Street, this restaurant has a diverse West Coast menu. There’s also live music at select times. For the 2026 Dine Out Vancouver Festival, Showcase offers a three-course dinner menu priced at $55. Entree choices include crisp duck leg confit, miso-roasted salmon, or winter squash risotto, along with rotating appetizer and dessert options.
Stock & Supply – a restaurant that uses local ingredients at 550 West Hastings Street, inside the Delta Hotels by Marriott Vancouver Downtown Suites hotel. The restaurant’s 2026 festival menu is $60 per person.

Robson Dine Out Restaurants

Find yourself out on Robson Street enjoying the winter weather while doing a bit of shopping? Reward yourself with a delicious meal from some of the region’s most successful and well-known restaurants.

Banana Leaf – a Malaysian restaurant at 1779 Robson Street (with multiple locations). In 2026, its Dine Out lunch costs $25, and its Dine Out dinner costs $40.
Cin Cin – at 1154 Robson Street offers its three-course dinner menu for Dine Out 2026. The dinner costs $65 and features flat-iron beef, salmon, or chicken as the main course.

English Bay Dine Out Favourites

English Bay is Vancouver’s premier urban beach. Close by are trendy Denman Street, colourful Davie Street, and the seawall connecting False Creek with Stanley Park.

España – located at 1118 Denman Street, this place serves Spanish and Portuguese cuisine from Wednesdays to Sundays. The 2026 festival menu cost $47 and included a choice of braised beef short ribs, ling cod, and more.
Sylvia Restaurant & Lounge – located in the Sylvia Hotel at 1154 Gilford Street, this West Coast-style restaurant has a $55 dinner menu in 2026.

Street Food City in Downtown Vancouver — Street Food City

Street Food City Food Trucks

Street Food City is an event involving food trucks that’s part of the Dine Out Vancouver Festival most years. See below for information about the event, or even further below for a brief video showing you what it looks like.

Street Food City is back in 2026. It happens from January 22nd until January 25th.

Street Food City takes place in the north plaza (šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square) outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Georgia Street (between Howe and Hornby). Around 13 food trucks participate. In good years, as many as 20,000 people show up to try the foods over the course of the week.

See our article about Street Food City to learn more about this event. Click Lower Mainland Food Truck Festivals for a list of other events at other times of the year.